How to turn off flash in EOS 300D digital Rebel

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hi

i just bought this camera off futureshop. I have read the manuals etc
but cannot figure out how to turn off the auto flash!. the manual
mentions that non creative mode, the flash will not flash.. however I
thought it might be possible to simply press on the flash button to
force it off or on..

anyone knows?

thanks,

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"rutman" <elcid2k@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> hi
>
> i just bought this camera off futureshop. I have read the manuals etc
> but cannot figure out how to turn off the auto flash!. the manual
> mentions that non creative mode, the flash will not flash..

It sounds as though you've misread the manual (which isn't hard to do). It's
the non-creative modes in which the flash automatically pops up. In M, Av,
Tv, and P the flash won't fire unless you ask it to by popping it up
manually.

The general advice is to learn how to use M, Av, Tv, and P modes and to not
use the other modes.

David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan

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"rutman" <elcid2k@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> can i turn off the flash though?
>
> the flash symbol appears on the lcd display.. I think I have seen it
> with the disable symbol before ( a buddy rebels )
>

Not in the automatic 'icon' modes (full auto, portrait, landscape, etc.).
You have absolutely zero control. In the manual modes (M, Av, Tv, P), it
won't fire unless you force it.

Mark

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"rutman" <elcid2k@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> hi
>
> i just bought this camera off futureshop. I have read the manuals etc
> but cannot figure out how to turn off the auto flash!. the manual
> mentions that non creative mode, the flash will not flash.. however I
> thought it might be possible to simply press on the flash button to
> force it off or on..
>
> anyone knows?
>
> thanks,
>
>
Thry setting it to P mode with the flash down. It won't pop up. Learn about
Tv, Av and the other creative modes. I almost always use Av.
John